Dr. Mohammad Ayaz is an academic in the Department of Geology at the Universidad de Atacama since April 2017, and teaches Geochemistry, Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology courses. He obtained Ph.D. and Master of Science in Applied Geology degrees from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), and was awarded the Professional Title of Geologist and Doctor in Geology by the Universidad de Chile in recognition of his academic career. He also holds MBA (Finance) degree of the same university.